Frost
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English
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Proper noun
Frost (countable and uncountable, plural Frosts)
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Clare County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Faribault County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German vrost, from Old High German frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz. Cognate with Dutch vorst, English frost, Icelandic frost.
Pronunciation
Noun
Frost m (strong, genitive Frostes or Frosts, plural Fröste)
- frost; freezing weather (weather conditions below 0 °C)
- frost; ice; all the natural phenomena caused by such weather collectively
- a sensation of cold, especially due to illness
Usage notes
- Though Frost is commonly used for layers of ice or hard snow, it does not specifically refer to the kind of minute ice crystals known as frost in English. For that see Reif.
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Plautdietsch
Noun
Frost m